Chapter 88 The Devil's Heart
Barbatos covered his empty chest and took a step back.

This was the first time he took the initiative to retreat since coming to this world.

Thousands of years ago, he did not take the initiative to retreat when facing God or the Archangel Michael, and he also did not take the initiative to retreat when facing the encirclement and suppression of the world's sequence powerhouses.

And today, after his heart was taken away by the Blood God Mengli, Barbatos finally retreated.

The devil's heart is the source of the devil's power and also the source of the devil's life. In short, the devil's heart is equivalent to the devil's life.

Although Barbatos has the blood of the Demon King, he is still a devil in essence, and this will not change.

I could clearly feel the magic power gradually dissipating, and a chill spread from my chest to my entire body.

Barbatos knelt down on one knee, vomited blood, and stared blankly at his blood-stained hands.

Lost like this?
He was unwilling, extremely unwilling, because he was the great devil who was going to inherit the throne of the devil. He also wanted to conquer this world and then launch a war against heaven to avenge his father the devil who died in battle.

After a thousand years of painstaking planning, is this the outcome?

Barbatos finally began to doubt himself and wondered if he had done something wrong.

Breaking into the enemy camp alone seemed like a cool ending, but it was not as wonderful as imagined. He was targeted by God and the archangel Michael and almost lost his life. If the devil had not arrived in time at the last moment, he might have been killed by Michael's holy sword.

After being thrown into this world, he ambitiously wanted to destroy the faith in God in this world, attempting to use it as a springboard to counterattack heaven and wash away the shame, but he was forced back to the demon world by the local strongmen of this world.

He endured humiliation in the Demon Realm for a thousand years and did not even attend the succession ceremony of the new Demon King. He has been practicing hard in the most difficult place in the Demon Realm.

Finally, the chess piece he laid out that year played a role, allowing him to come to this world again. Unexpectedly, he was sniped by the vampire progenitor just after arriving here.

Even the true vampire accomplished a near-miraculous feat, transforming into a blood god and taking out his demon heart.

As the son of the Devil King, he couldn't even accomplish a single thing and instead suffered repeated defeats. This was simply an insult to the blood flowing in his body and an insult to his father, the Devil King.

How could he have the face to inherit the throne of the Demon King that originally belonged to him, or to go to another world to meet the figure he had been chasing since childhood.

Barbatos covered his heart, which was still empty.

He finally lost everything.

In the end, what Barbatos saw was the Blood God's almost indifferent gaze and the endless sea of ​​blood that was swallowing him.

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Dead? Dead? Is this what it feels like to be dead?
It was as if I was lost in an infinite cosmic black hole, with only nothingness and silence around me.

There is no hearing, no touch, no smell, and the power that I was proud of is nowhere to be found.

"Wake up."

"Wake up."

"Wake up."

As if his whole body shuddered, Barbatos wanted to open his eyes, but found that he couldn't do it at all. He tried hard to move his mouth to speak, but couldn't do it.

Barbatos certainly knew who the person who was speaking was, and he would never forget this person's voice in his life.

It was that person who inspired him to work hard again and again, to get up again after falling down countless times, all for the sake of being closer to him and getting a word of affirmation from him.

"Father! Father! Father!"

That was the voice of the former Demon King, engraved on Barbatos' soul, and he would never forget it even if his soul was torn apart.

In that battle, the timely arrival of the former Demon King saved Barbatos from the crisis, but he was then attacked by a joint attack of God and Michael, but the former Demon King was able to fight two alone and not be at a disadvantage.

Finally, three of the other seven archangels, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel, came to join the siege of the former demon king. One against five, the former demon king was powerful but ultimately powerless. He faced the concentrated fire of almost the strongest forces in heaven. Even though he was the most terrifying among all the demon kings of all generations, he was still in danger under the joint attack of God and the archangels.

Even in such a difficult situation, the former demon king dragged God to death together.

If he had not been trapped in the enemy camp in order to rescue Barbatos, with the power of the Demon King and the power of the entire demon world, he might have been able to defeat Heaven in that battle.

But when Barbatos knew everything, it was too late. The former demon king had already fallen, and he didn't even get to see him for the last time.

Barbatos could hardly suppress his inner ecstasy and fear when he suddenly heard his father's voice.

He longed to see his father and apologize to him for his childish behavior.

He was terrified to see his father, as he didn't want his father to see him in such a miserable state.

"peace in the heart!"

A roar like thunder echoed in Barbatos's consciousness.

Barbatos was startled. The former demon king's accumulated power over the years made him subconsciously obey. He immediately dispelled all his messy thoughts, making his heart empty.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

From so slight that it was imperceptible, to gradually becoming stronger, a familiar voice was heard.

That is the sound of a beating heart.

But, hadn't his demon heart been taken away by the vampire? How could it be?
Gradually, Barbatos felt a hint of warmth, as if a fire dispelled the cold and enveloped his body.

The magic power began to revive, flowing through the body like the sea, until it reached the most perfect state.

Not only that, the growth of magic power is still ongoing.

Breakthrough! Breakthrough! Breakthrough again!
Finally, the surging magical power broke through a critical point that had been bound for a long time.

Barbatos knew he had reached another level.

All of this was brought to him by the 'Devil's Heart' in his chest.

That person seemed indifferent to him, but always provided help at the most critical moment.

Barbatos seemed to see a receding figure, and the person was walking farther and farther away with firm steps.

"You never praised me once until the end."

For a small dream, Barbatos has been working hard until now.

The Demon King is lonely, because he is the king of the demon world. He must always face everything with the strongest attitude. Beside him are only cold subordinates who can only follow orders.

When it comes to destroying, conquering, and damaging worlds, the Demon King always stands at the forefront, and always faces the strongest enemy.

That's why he wanted to work harder, to help him share some of the burden, or even surpass him so that he could take a break.

Barbatos hit his heart with his fist, his eyes becoming more determined than ever.

He must achieve that person's goal and inherit that person's last wish.

Because now Barbatos is no longer the son of the Demon King.

But——the Demon King.

　Barbatos: You didn't expect that I also have a cheat (*￣3￣)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)